To assist with this process, the manufacture places low water pickups solely on the nose cone. Nose Cone (with low water pick-up) Hydro dynamically engineered cast aluminum extended nose cones. I know a lot of people do fill the side intakes but It'll hold water though. One of the challenges with our Project 150 Mercury four stroke is the stock gearcase doesn't have a low water pickup. Our forum needs members like you to contribute to the site in order to survive. You will need to grind on the front edge of the cavitation plate for the fitting. Have questions about setting up your boat? If you are smaller than 60hp, please call first, as the cone will require modification to work, and you might perfer to send in for factory installation. Did you plug the top two, and join the bottom two, or is that 4th joined with the newly drilled hole? It is common to start with plugging the top 4 holes on both sides and testing to see if pressure/temperature issues returns. I fly fish, dont need it. Is there any guidelines for how much surface area to leave open?
I know the prop is very important, but does anyone have some input on the bobs low water pickup? The most recent being Dustin's widowmaker. This allows for clean water entry at high speed allowing engine to maintain sufficient water pressure and cooling for the engine. One element of running the gearcase in a surfacing situation is that there is a risk of blowing out the propeller, where the prop experiences a lack of water pressure on the blade surface, and slips, leading to a sudden loss in thrust. I then taped the hole and connected the hose. 2L, and Verado R engines, as well as Bravo XR drives. Thanks chinwlker, that gives me an idea of what to do. Repeat process moving down if this does not fix issue. SPEED INCREASE OVER 5 MPH ON A 150 H.
USP Marine Tuning Performance Lower Unit Plug Kit. Send your friend a link to this product. The other guys were quick to notice and built a few copy cat outboards. Here's mine while I was working on it. 02-12-2006, 04:39 PM #7. thats not my case, i only have the top 2 holes plugged. In most cases this improved top speed dramatically when previous attempts would blowout at speeds above 100 MPH. Gain top end performance with Teague Custom Marine add on drive lower nose cones, available in low water and mid water pickup configurations. A ½ inch ball bearing size nose approximately. We are a community of boat lovers and Hydrostream enthusiasts here; we are happy to help anyone. Walking a fine line, and enjoying the view. DaveBoats, The hole in the water that we love to throw money into. Joined: Apr 07, 2009 8:07 pm. That was the easy part now at this point you need to drill a large hole and tap it under the waterpump. Buy a transom pickup from Bobs machine shop.
I was thinking of trying to form some tubing to pick up propwash around the torque tab on the cavitation plate. I was wondering if the pressure of the impeller on the LU would overcome the pump pressure. Needs to be drilled as part of installation to your gear case. Hey Markhp, tell me more about your setup. I was able to jack the motor about 1/2 to 3/4 inch higher before loosing too much pressure. Do any of you guys put new screens back in there or just run it open?
Xlrator, I was lookin for those pictures but i couldnt find themJohn E. 02-13-2006, 09:23 AM #115000 RPM. Suzuki's 250SS started it all. Contact: Looking good. The pic that chinewalker has looks like only the equivalent of two holes is open.
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